To avoid arguments with strangers who are wrong on the internet, consider the following substitution in your mind as you read. “You shouldn’t do X” or “Don’t do X” or “Stop doing X” becomes “You might not need to do X (especially merely because some book seems to recommend it). You might still choose to do X, but ask yourself whether that was a conscious choice, and if it wasn’t, then reconsider.” Not as pithy, but much more accurate. And no need to correct internet stra...| jbrains.ca
I offer you a Quick Win today: using sleep and say to help you handle open loops more effectively and more peacefully. What is an open loop again? When I talk about an open loop, I mean a task that you need to pause doing for a while before resuming it. Common open loops include waiting for someone to reply to email, waiting for someone to approve your expense report, or waiting for your code to compile. A Scenario I am updating the server that I use to host The jbrains Experience Forum. I up...| jbrains.ca
When we read advice that ignores our context, we have a choice: ignore it, refute it, or allow it to help us. Here, we explore a way to get more value from t...| blog.jbrains.ca